Carriage track



E. C. WIEBE CARRIAGE TRACK Aug. 19. 1924.

Filed April 26.

Patented Aug.t 19, 19221.

'PAfTEN-*rwww .EUWARD Q. WIEBE O53 IDAHO.

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application sied. april 2e, laas." serial No. estese;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. VVIEBE, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Aberdeen, in the county of Bingham and State of Idaho, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Carriage Track, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relatesk to runways for carriages and the primary objectof this invention is to provide a novel device for facilitating the easypassage of baby-carriages up and down steps and the like.

Another prime object of the invention is to provide removable means forfacilitating the taking up and down of baby-carriages on steps' and thelike embodying a pair of tracks having novel means for engaging the headof a Hight of steps and means for engaging the walk at the bottom of thesteps for preventing the slipping of the tracks when the same are inuse.

A further prime object of the invention is to provide a pair of tracksor a runway for baby-carriages which can be readily and quickly adjustedto various widths of babycarriages and which embodies means for insuringthe correct passage of the babycarriage down the same without lateralshifting movement thereon.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel runway fora baby-carriage of the above character, which will be durable andeflicient in use. one that will be simple and easy to manufacture andone which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved runway showing the samein use.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the improved runwayillustrating the construction thereof more in detail.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar referencecharacters designated corresponding parts throughout the several views,the letter A generally indicates the improved runway for a baby-carriagewhich embodies tracks 5 and 6 disposed in spaced parallel relation.These tracks 5 and 6 can be formed of any lmaterial, but preferably ofsheet metal bent or stamped to provide a body substantially U-shaped incross section. The bending or stamping of the tracks provides thelongitudinally extending body 7 and the upstanding side flanges 8 whichprevent lateral shifting of a baby-carriage during the passage of thesame down or up the said tracks. The body 7 of each track 5 and 6 ispreferably extended to provide upper and lower feet 9 and 10. These feet9 and 10 are bent at dilferent angles from the plane of the body 7 andas shown the lower feet 9 extend outwardly and upwardly therefrom forengaging a walk at vthe bottom of a flight of steps while the feet 10are bent rearwardly and downwardly to engage the top of a flight ofsteps. These feet 9 and 10 also facilitate the placing of the carriagewheels olf and on the tracks 5 and 6.

These tracks 5 and 6 are adjustably connected together so as to permitthe tracks to be placed at different positions apart so as toaccommodate different widths of baby-- carriages. As shown I haveprovided telescoping rods 11 and 12 and means can be proved for holdingthese rods in an adjusted position if so desired. As shown each of thesetelescoping rods 11 and 12 embodies a sleeve 13 carried by one track anda bar of less diameter or thickness 14 for sliding movement in thesleeve.

rlhese telescoping members 11 and 12 are arranged at the upper and lowerends of the tracks 5 and 6 so that the person guiding the baby-carriageup and down the track can walk between the same and thus allow theconvenient handling of the carriage.

In Figure 1 of the drawings Il have clearly shown the tracks in.iposition and the method of using the same is of course obvious.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or thescope of this invention.

What I claim as new ist 1. A runway for baby-carriages embodying a pairof tracks disposed in spaced relation to permit the walking of a personbetween the same,v telescopic rods adjustably connecting the trackstogether at their upper and lower ends, and oppositely pitched angularlyextending supporting feet formed on the' terminals of the tracks.

2. inclnedrunwayjor baby-carriagesngttaching feet formed on theterminals to fwlibate the#passagejfobabyan'ages of the body. lo up anddown a hght of steps comprising a Iny testimony whereof I affix mysignapair of spa-cedetracks,fte1escopic rods'oonture'in presence of twowitnesses.

"i meeting the' tracks to hel'n atitheirupperff- EDWARD C. WIEBE.

and lower ends, eac `track including a Witnesses: longitudinallyeXtendin body, amd'np`` G. O. WIEBE, standing side flanges an l ngularlyextend- (1G. TIALUT.

